Playing-cards.



A. E. WHEELER.

PLAYING CARDS.

APPLICATION FILED JAN.14, 1909.

VPatented Aug. 24, 1909.

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PLAYING CARDS. APIfLIoATIoN FILED JAN.14.'1909.

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Patented Aug. 24, 1909.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OEETCE.

ALBERT HARRY WHEELER, 0F WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS.

PLAYNG-C ARD S.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, ALBERT HARRY WHEELER, a citizen of the' UnitedStates, re siding at liforcester, in the county of Noroester and Stateof Massachusetts, have invented new and useful Playing-Cards, of whichthe following is a speciiication.

The objects of this invention are to provide means whereby novel andinteresting games can be played; to provide a deck of cards made up of aplurality of groups, par" ticularly a group of score cards and a groupof count cards so divided up into suits and so numbered and designatedthat any player having a score card designating a certain score can bydrawing or exchanging cards collect in his hand a number of count cardsthe sum ofthe numbers on which is not less than the numericaldesignation on the score card and can then indicate the attainment ofsuch a score by placing the cards on the table with the score card faceup on top so that each players score will always be apparent to all 'theplayers; also to provide a division of the count cards in such a waythat each player is obliged to get a certain number of count cards of acertain suit or group either with or without the addition of other cardsto any such suit in order that he may make any score; also to providesuch a form or construction of the cards that a player may build up fromone score to another by obn taining a higher score card in his hand andcount cards the sum of the numbers on which is at least equal to thedierenoe between the lower score and the higher score.

The invention also in one form involves the provision of means wherebyin addition to the building up of the individual scores certain playersmay obtain advantage to permit them to cancel the score of an opposingplayer.

The inventionvalso involves constructions whereby instead of adding up aplayers own score he may make up a score to be conferred upon anotherplayer to operate as a negative count for the other player.

Further objects and advantages of the invention will appear hereinafter.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings in which- Figure 1represents an entire deck of cards constructed infaccordance with thisinvention and adapted for playing a certain game. Fig. 2 represents aportion of a deck of cards also embodying certain features of this inSpecication of Letters Patent.

Application led January 14, 1909.

Patented Aug. 24E, 1909.

serial No. 472,246.

vention and adapted to play another game; and Fig. 3 shows a part of adeck constituting a further modification.

In the form of the invention shown in Fig. l, although an entire deck isshown, it is a comparatively small deck and it is to be understood thatit may be added to by providing additional suits and cards ofthesamecharacter, as this articular deck is shown for purposes ofilliiistration only. In this deck it will be seen that there is a groupof cards called count cards divided into two kinds qualifications b andcredits a respectively. It will be seen further that the iirst kindhereafter called qualiiication cards is divided into three suits in theforni illustrated designated respectively hardwork, pull, anc ability.The cards of each of these suits bear on their faces a name ordesignation b common to all the cards of that suit and different fromthe names or designations of the cards of all the other suits, so as tobe designative of that suit. rlhey also bear on their faces a number cindicating and designating the value of the card, and adjacent to thenumber is shown a designation d preferably in the form of a word or signindicating the units of which those numbers are made up, as for eX-ample, in this oase, dollars. The other kind of cards in this group,namely credits a are shown in this instance as divided into two groups.Although these cards may bear illustrations on their faces like eachother or different, they are not provided with any designations whichdistinguish each card from the other or each suit from the other, excepta number c on each card indicating or designating the value of thatcard. Although these cards have been described in this way they can beconsidered as forming a part of each suit of the other kind as each oneis designed solely to constitute an ad ditional card for any or all ofsaid suits as the further descri tion of the game will show. Adjacent totiiis number is a designation d the same as that on the qualificationcards for showing the units of which the numbers are made up. Thesecards will be called hereafter Hcredit cards.

The other group of cards e are called score cards, they are shown in thepresent instance as being divided into three suits. Each of these cardsbears on its facea designation f common to all the cards of that suitand distinctive of that suit, as for example, in

the present instance, these designations on the three suits arerespectively Rollingmill, Oiiice, and Management. Each card also bearson its face another designation g individual to itself, although two ormore cards of the same suit may, if desired, bear the same designationg. riChese designations represent relative rank in their own suits, asfor example, positions. In the present case under the head of managementwe have two directors, vice-president, and president. In addition tothis, each of these score cards bears on its face a number, h indicativeofthe score represented by that card, and a designation d of the unitsof which said number and also the numbers on all the count cards aremade up, as for example, if this designation on the count card isdollars, the same one will be used on the score cards. Each of thenumbers on the score card is adapted to be made up of a plurality ofnumbers on the two kinds of count cards, and consequently they areexpressed in the same units. In this case if two of the score cards ofone suit bear on them the same designation as director, they will alsobear the same number as 125.

One set of rules by which a game may be layed can be stated in a generalway as folows2ln beginning the game all cards are shuffled and dealtsuccessively one at a time as far as they go to all of the players. Theplayers then hold in hand score cards e denoting positions to be securedtogether with certain count cards a representing qualificationsnecessary to be possessed in order to obtain diierent positions. By therules of the game it is assumed that the sum total of the numbers cappearing upon the faces of all the count cards belonging to anyspecified single suit of qualification cards possessed by the playerrepresents the total credit due the player with reference to thatparticular specified designation. Furthermore, to this sum total may beadded the sum total of the arbitrary number c appearing u on the facesof any or all of the cards classi ied as credit cards without referenceto the qualification cards which may be held by the same player. The sumof these two sum totals may be assumed by the player as representingsome number of points to be credited to the player in the game, providedthat the player already has or can obtain by the rules of the game someposition or score card c the numerical value h assigned to which is notgreater than the sum total of qualifications and credits previouslyreferred to. Having possession of some such position or score card theplayer immediately announces that he has secured the position, namingthe same, and places at the same time the cards by which it has beenobtained face down upon the table with the position or score carduppermost and face up. The various cards may be put in circulation amongthe players during the game by mutual exchange of cards withoutreference to turn, any player at any time naming the number of cardswhich he is willing to exchange stating also the number of cards whichhe wishes to secure in exchange for them, or the cards can be drawn orreceived in turn from the player at one side. Whenever a person securesby the rules of the game promotion to some more desirable position, asindicated by securing a position or score card e to which is assignedsome higher' number as representing the score and a number of'qualification cards or one or more qualification cards with one or morecredit cards a, representing not less than the difference between thescore of the old and that of the new position, the player places the newposition card or score card upon the table together with suchadditional. credit and qualification cards as have been used to securethe promotion, at the same time returning to his hand the position cardor score card representing the abandoned position, after which the cardwhich has been restored to the hand enters the play and is circulatedamong the various players by exchange of cards. It will be understoodthat any position or score card e while it is in position face up uponthe tabie represents by the arbitrary number 7L assigned to it the scoreof the player at that time in the game, and promotion to higher score ismade with reference to this score. A distinguishing feature of the gamewhen played in this way is that with certain position or score cards eis associated the power of removal or discharge of other scores(positions) not greater than these named, provided that such otherscores are classified as belonging to the saine group or suit. This isindicated by a designation 7c on the face of such card, for example, itmay be assumed that a person occupying the position of superintendent isallowed the rivilege 'of arbitrarily discharging from tiie employ of theconcern a definite number of other persons who are by the positionsassumed to be possessedA by them in the employ of the concern inpositions inferior to that of superintendent, and in the samedepartment, as indicated by the numerical value of their score withreference to that of the superintendent. rl`he power of discharge in.other suits may also be assumed to be associated with one of the suitsif desired, as for example, mana-gement.

By the rules of the game any person whose position is lost by suchaction on the part oi' some other player takes up his score card butleaves his qualification and credit cards on the table and he isprivileged to immediately or subsequently during the game place upon thetable before him any position or score card which he may at thatsentiva" time possess or subsequently obtain by exchange representingsome position or score the arbitrary value assigned to which is not inexcess of the arbitrary value assigned to the score card Which Was thuslost in play, Without at that time depositing upon the table face downany qualification and credit cards, he thus loses any difference betweenthe value of the latter and the new score card. Furthermore, the playermay secure any position, for which he has the score card e, even thoughthat be not represented as being inferior to that Which Was thus lost inplay, provided that such a position be obtained by the rules of the gameby means of obtaining a suitable additional number of qualification andcredit cards to obtain such a position. The game continues until someplayer attains the highest score for which a position or score card isprovided in the pack or it may be terminated at some other point ifpreviously agreed upon by the majority of the players, or by theparticular rules adapted.' it Will be understood of course that theserules are stated by Way of illustration only and that the invention canbe used with wide variations in the rules. Certain other Ways in Whichthe invention can be carried out will now be described.

The form of the invention shown in Fig. 2 embodies most of the featuresabove mentioned and can be played in substantially the same Way but isdesigned for a little different way of playing, and it has certaindifferences. in construction which, however, come Linder the broad ideaexpressed above. In this form of the game, the cards of the pack aredivided as above into tivo main groups. One of said groups A while beingdivided into tWo kinds of cards, is more properly considered as beingdivided into a number of suits each of which bears on its face somearbitrarily assigned number C and a part only of which also bears ontheir faces a name or designation B distinguishing the cards of eachsuit from the other cards belonging to the pack, said name ordesignation of course being common for all the cards of that suit exceptfor a certain number of cards which are not provided with anydesignation. 1n

the present case the designations B are represented as the names ofpolitical parties and the cards not having such designation are intendedto be common to each of the suits so that they can be added to one ormore cards of any suit to make up any desired score or vote. It ispreferred, also, to place upon each of the cards of this group a commonWord or designation D corresponding to the Word or sign,d in Fig. 1. 1nthe present instance this Would be Athe Word Votes. The other group ofcards in this case is not strictly speaking made up of suits, althoughthe cards cafi be considered as forming a single suit. These cards E arescore cards as above and are used substantially in the same Way exceptthat as the different suits are lacking, this feature is omitted in thisgame and also the power of discharge is preferably omitted. Each of thecards of this group is provided With a number H expressed in terms ofthe same units as the number C of the cards A of the other group andhaving near each a designation D, as for example, the Word Votes. 1naddition to this each of the cards has a designation G of a position asfor example, President Vice-president, "U. S. senatorU etc. Where thereare two or more ol' these cards having the same designation G they alsohave the same number H. 1n View of the description given of the cardsshown in Fig. i this brief description of this form of the inventionwill be suflicient.

The game is played in substantially the same Way as'before but it takesthe form of nomination and election to oflice. The group of score cardsE are called nomination cards when the game is played in this manner andin order to secure an election to anyoflice a player has to have in hishand that nomination card E in addition thereto a number of count orvote cards A of a suit the sum of' the numbers C on which is at leastequal to the number H on the nomination card. 1n stating that these votecards must be of the same suit, it is to be understood of course that atleast one of them must be a suit card having a designation B and therest of them must be made up of those having the same designation or ofthose Which have no designation, or both. 1f a player does not hold inhis hand enough vote or count cards to obtain the election to oilice hebegins electioneering, as it Will be called in this game, by attemptingto secure the number of votes required by exchanging with some otherplayer any cards which he does not Want and receiving from the othersuch cards as that player is Willing to give. When a player has receivedthe necessary number of votes to elect him to the oflice desired, heindicates it in the same Way as before by placing the vote cards facedown and the score or nomination card face up on the table. 1t will beunderstood of course that the vote cards are count cards and thenomination cards are score cards, using the language employed above.Promotion to higher office may be obtained in the same Way as has beendescribed in connection with Fig. 1.

An election is made up of all the operations performed after one deal ofthe cards and before the next one and during the same election promotionto higher oliice has to be obtained according to the rules of the gamefrom the same political party as that by which the election of the loweroflic'e Was secured, but in the next election the promotion to higheroffice may be secured by the votes of a different party. At any time anyplayer may move that the polls be closed and if any other player secondsthe motion, the polls may be declared closed if a majority 5 of thoseplaying so vote. Election returns are made by all the players acting asa committee to count the -votes and any office which is found by theplayers acting as such committee to have been gained by votes notproperly combined according to the rules of the game is declared to havebeen secured by fraud and the oiiice, together with the number of ointscredited to the player7 is declared forfeited. When the polls are closed]5 and the election returns received all the count or vote cards aretaken up and shuffled but the score or nomination cards for each playershighest office remain on the table in front of the players and representthe scores of the several players. The game continues either until someone is elected president or may be terminated at such other office asthe majority of players or the particular rules adapted may determine.Whenever a person holds one of certain specified ofiices for each ofwhich there are two nomination cards no other person can be elected tothe same office until it is made vacant by reason of the person holdingit securing election to some higher oHice.

It will be understood, of course, that while only a certain number ofcards are shown in the drawing, the game can be played with a muchlarger number of cards and a greater variety of suits and that when alarge number of persons are to play two or more packs can be employed.

In the form of the invention shown in Fig. 3 the method of play is quitedifferent in certain respects, but the same principles and features ofconstruction are involved. The pack of cards in this instance is dividedinto several major groups. First there are two groups of count cardsdesignated a and a2 respectively and caller prosecution and defense. Thecards of each of these groups are divided into suits, those of each suitbearing a designation b in the iirst group and b2 in the second groupcommon to the designated cards of that suit and distinguishing them fromthose of the other suits. They are also provided with numb ers cindicating the value of the cards and preferably are provided with adesignation d as for example, the word points to indicate the units ofwhich these numbers are made up. Common to these two groups and to theseveral suits thereof are one or more series of count cards a3 which areprovided with the number c and the designationsd previously mentioned,but are not otherwise distinguished from the several suits of the twogroups. It will be understood that in playing the game the suit cards ofthe group a represent points made for the prosecution,

while the suit cards of the group a2 represent points made by thedefense, and the cards a3 may be added to either. Another major divisionof the pack is shown by the cards e. Each of these cards is providedwith a designation g to distinguish it from other cards of this majorgroup. In the present case it is preferred to make this a negative scoreand under the preferred form of the rules of the game to have thesedesignations represent charges forming the subjects of prosecution ofthe several players. Each one of these cards is provided with a number hand preferably with a designation d like those on the cards a and a2showing the score and the 80 units in which it is calculated. It will beunderstood, of course, that where two or more of the cards c bear thesame designation g they will also bear the same number h', and thesenumbers which are assigned 85 arbitrarily represent the number of pointsnecessary in the game to be obtained in play by a player in order tolegally make the charge specified, these points being made up of cardsof the group a either with or without 9.0 additional cards a3. The partsand features of the pack of cards so far described are comparable to theother two forms shown, each letter having an exponent corresponding in ageneral way with the capital and small letters before used. In this formanother feature is added however, comprising a group of cards designatedfm', each card bearing a designation o representing the subject thereofand indicating some disposition of the case. These cards do not bear anynumber or score, but they simply control the play in accordance with therules of the game.

The game can be played as follows The cards are dealt out and held inthe same manner as described with relation to the other two figures.Each player has for his first object the securing of a number ofprosecution cards a/ of any single suit either with or without anadditional number of evidence cards a3, the sum total of the numbers con which is equal to or greater than, the number h appearing on the faceof some score or charge card c which he holds. `When a player receivesthis combination he makes that charge against some other player andplaces before that other player on the table his score card or chargecard e and the count cards a and a3 to go with it. The player againstwhom the charge is made can plead guilty or not guilty. If he pleadsguilty it means that he has no defense, and he must accept the negativescore represented by the card e which has been placed before him. lf hepleads not guilty he must defend himself by securing a number of defensecards a2 either with or without additional cards a3, the sum total ofthe numbers c on which is equal to or exceeds the number h on the chargeor score card whichv has been given him, it being understood that he canuse cards a2 of one suit only. If he succeeds in doing this hisinnocence is established and his defense cards a2 and a3 are placed facedown on the table opposite the card e specifying the charge, and theyremain there until the cards are collected for a new shuffle. The rulespreferably are so made that a player against whom one or more chargeshave been made may defend himself against any or all of them eitherduring that hand or the next succeeding hand. Any player who fails tosuccessfully defend himself before the cards have been shuffled thesecond time is declared to have lost the case and is adjudged guilty andthe number of points appearing on the charge card is accepted asrepresenting` the score against that player by reason of that particularcharge.

A card representing a charge made against a player which has not beensuccessfully defended before the cards have been shuffled the secondtime remains face up on the table during the remainder of the play, andthe sum total of the numbers appearing upon all such cards representingcharges which have not been successfully defended constitutes the numberof points of the score against that player. The player against whom theleast number of points is scored is the winner.

Any player who holds one of the carols m bearing a designation as o forexample, Appeal to higher court, is privileged after being found guiltyto have another trial and to defend himself during the next hand afterthe one in which he was found guilty. The other cards pf this characterare for similar purposes. The one designated Postpon ment to futurosession" entitles the player to defend himself during the handimmediately succeeding the one in which it would otherwise have beennecessary to defend himself. The card or cards designated Case placed onfile give the player holding them the privilege to consider that anycharge made against him during that hand has been placed on file and thescore against him is canceled unless he is proved guilty of the sameoffense at some later period during the game. It will be understood, ofcourse, that these cards m may be of any number and character, and thatthey simply add different methods of connecting one hand with another'.

The game may beterminated in any way provided by the rules, as forexample, when all the charges provided for by the cards e have beenproved against some one or more of the players, or if desired, some ofthese cards may bear a designation p indicating a capitalA sentence, andthe game will then terminate upon the conviction of any player on thatcharge.

Of course it will be understood that any of the games to be played bymeans of this invention can be played under any rules which may be foundsuitable or convenient. l am also aware that many modifications can bemade in the construction, form, and relative arrangement of the cardswithout departing from the scope of the invention as expressed in theclaims. Therefore l do not wish to be limited to all the details ofconstruction shown and described, or to the particular Way of playingspecified, but

What I do claim is 1- 1. A pack of cards consisting of two kinds ofcount card suits, and a score card suit, comprising cards havingnumerals thereon there being a plurality of suits of each of said kinds,the cards of one kind of count card suit bearing numerals expressed interms of certain units and those of the other kind bearing the samenumerals and also designating names, the names of each name suit beingunlike those of every other name suit.

2. A deck of cards comprising two kinds of count card suits, and a scorecard suit consisting of cards bearing numerals thereon there being aplurality of suits of each of said kinds, the cards of one kind of countcard suit bearing numerals expressed in terms of certain units and thoseof the other kind bearing numerals expressed in terms of the same units,and also designating names, the names on all the cards of each suit ofthe last named kind being unlike those on the cards of every other suitof that kind.

3. A deck of cards comprising two kinds of suits, there being aplurality of suits of each kind, the cards of one kind of suit bearingnumerals expressed in terms of certainunits and those of the other kindbearing numerals expressed in terms of the same units and alsodesignating names, the names on all the cards of each suit of the lastnamed kind being unlike those on the cards of every other suit of thatkind, and another kind of suits, the cards of which bear numeralsexpressed in terms of said units of a greater denomination than theleast thereof, and designating names and constituting score cards. n

4. A deck of cards having uniform size and shape comprising two groupsof cards, one group comprising two kinds of suits, each suit of one kindconsisting of a series of cards each bearing on its face a number andalso a name or designation common to all the cards of that suit anddifferent from the names or designations of the cards of all the othersuits of that kind, and each of the cards of said other kind bearing onits face a number indicating and designating the value of that card, thenumbers on all the cards of said group being made up of the same unitsand each card of the other group bearing on its face a number greaterthan the numbers on the cards of the first group indicative of the scorerepresented thereby, and a designation of the units of which said numberand the numbers on the cards of the first group are made up` 5. A deckof cards having uniform size, and shape and comprising two groups ofcards one of said groups comprising two kinds of suits, each suit of onekind consisting of a series of cards, each bearing on its face a name ordesignation common to all the cards of that suit and designative of thatsuit, a number indicating and designating the value of that card and adesignation adjacent to the number specifying the units of which thenumber is made up, each suit of the other kind consisting of a series ofcards, each bearing on its face a number designating the value of thatcard, and a designation indicating the units of which that number ismade up, all the cards of all of said suits of the last named kind beingfree from other designating marks or characters to distinguish one suitfrom the other, each card of the other group bearing on its face anumber greater than the numbers on the cards of the first group, and adesignation indicating the units of which that number is made up.

6. A deck of cards having uniform size and shape and comprising twogroups of cards, one of said groups comprising two kinds of suits, eachsuit of one kind consisting of a series of cards each bearing on itsface a name or designation common to all the cards of that suit anddistinctive of that suit, a number indicating and designating the valueof that card and a designation adjacent to the number specifying theunits of which that number is made up, each suit of the other kindconsisting of a series of cards each bearing on its face a numberdesignating the value of that card and a designation indicating theunits of which that number is made up, the other group of cards beingmade up of a plurality of suits, each card bearing on its face adesignation common to all the cards of that suit and distinctive of thatsuit, another designation individual to that card, a number greater thanthe least numbers on the cards of the first group, and a designationindicating the units of which that number is made up.

7. A deck of cards having uniform size and shape and comprising twogroups of cards, one of said groups comprising two kinds of suits, eachsuit of one kind consisting 0f a series of cards each bearing on itsface a name or designation common to all the cards of that suit anddistinctive of that suit, a number indicating and designating the valueof that card and a designation adjacent to the number specifying theunits of which that number is made up, each suit of the other kindconsisting of a series of cards each bearing on its face a numberdesignateene?? ing the value of that card and a designation like thelast named designation, all the cards of all the said units of the lastnamed kind being free from other designating marks or characters todistinguish one suit from the other, each card of the other groupbearing on its face a number, and a designation like the last nameddesignation indicating the units of which that number is made up, saidother group of cards being made up of a plurality of suits, each cardbearing on its face a name or designation common to all the cards ofthat suit and distinctive of that suit, and a number greater than theleast numbers on the cards of the first group, all of the same havingthe same name or designation also having the same number thereon.

8. A deck of cards comprisinga plurality of suits, each card of whichbears on its face an arbitrarily assigned number and the cards of a partonly of the suits also bearing on their faces designations common to thecards of the suit and distinguishing the cards of each suit from thoseof the others, the cards of the remaining suits being free from suchdesignations, whereby they are common to all the other suits, and othercards having numbers thereon greater than the least numbers on the suitcards, each expressed in the same units as the numbers on said suitcards.

9. A deck of cards comprising a plurality of major groups, one of saidgroups being made up of two sets of suits, the cards of the suits of oneof said sets having on the faces thereof a designation common to thecards of that suit and distinguishing the same from the cards of theother suits and also having on their faces numbers designating the countor value of the cards, the cards of the suits of the other set beingprovided with numbers thereon expressed in terms of the same units asthe numbers on said designated suit cards, and another of said majorgroups comprising a series of cards, each having a designation on theface thereof and a number expressed in terms of the same units as thenumbers on the cards of the first major group and of largerdenomination.

l0. A deck of cards comprising three major groups, one of said groupsbeing made up of three sets of suits, the cards of the suits of two ofsaid sets having on the faces thereof a designation distinguishing thesame from the cards of the other suits and also having on their facesnumbers designating the count or value of the cards, the remaining setprovided with numbers thereon expressed Y in terms of the same units asthe numbers on said designated suit cards, the said designated cards ofall the suits of one set bearing an additional designation showing thatthey are to be used in o position to the cards` of another set, one o'said other groups comprising a series of cards each having a numberexpressed in terms of the same units as the numbers on the cards of thefirst major group and of greater denomination, and the third groupconsisting of a plurality of cards bearing designations on their facesrepresenting some step to be taken in playing the game.

11. A deck of cards comprising a plurality of major groups, one of saidgroups being made up of a plurality of sets of suits, cards of the suitsof two of said sets having on the faces thereof a designationdistinguishing the saine from the cards of the other suits, and alsohaving on their faces numbers designating the count or value of thecards, the cards of all the suits of one set bearing an additionaldesignation showing that they are to be used in opposition to the cardsof another set of that group, another of said groups comprising cards,each having a number eX- pressed in terms of the same units as thenumbers on the cards of the first major group and of largerdenomination.

l2. A deck of cards comprising a plurality of major grou s, one of saidgroups being made up of a p urality of sets of suits, cards of the suitsof two of said sets having on the faces thereof a designationdistinguishing the same from the cards of the other suits, and alsohaving on their faces numbers designating the count or value of thecards, the cards of all the suits of one set bearing an additionaldesignation showing that they are to be used in opposition to the cardsof anotherV set of that group, another of said groups comprising cards,each having a number eX- pressed in terms of the same units as thenumbers on the cards of the first major group and of largerdenomination, and a third group consisting of a plurality of cardsbearing designations on their faces each representing some step to betaken in playing the game.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, in the presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

ALBERT HARRY WHEELER.

